To all whom it may concern



w. J. ELVIN.

Bee Hiye.

Patented June 30, 1868.

-TO ALL wHoM IT MAY CONCERN:

WILLIAM- ELVlN, OFNIORT-H' MADISON, INDIANA.

L etters Patent No. 79,454, dated June 30, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT Iii BEE-Hives} tithe gtlgthltlt ran mt tn hr flgcssfltsttcrs $21M mounting and of tin same.

' Be it known that I, W IL LIAM J. E ir, of North Madison, in the county of Jefi'erson, and State of Indiana, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Bee-Hives; and I do hereby declare that the following is a;

'full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drizwings, forming part of this specification.

Theobject of this invention is to make the brood-boxes of the bee-hive adjustable, so that they maybe lifted out at the top when'the cover of the hive is taken off, and also to -construct the base of a hive in the form of a trough, with an opening at the bottom, through its entire length, for the purpose of allowing dead bees or refuse of any kind to fallout.

- Figure '1 is a perspective view of the hive, with the doors open, to show the interior, with the cover ofi.

Figure 2 is a. perspective view of the two honey-boxes, and the cap or cover of the hive.

Similar letters of reference indicate corrospondingbparts.

- Description.

A is the body-of the hive. B is the base, formed of two rectangular end-pieces, with ,the boards K, these boards being placed obliquely downwards, so as to for ui a trough, as shown in dotted lines, fig. 1, but having a space or slot left between their lower edges of sufiicient width to allow of the free exit of dead bees or other refuse substance that may fall down from the hive. The hive is set on this base, and secured frorn'falling oh by means of dowels, as shown.

(3-0 are the brood-boxes, shown partially raised. These boxes have'glazed fronts, and are without bottoms, but rest, when down, on cleats in the hive A. I n the sides of the boxes, adjoining the partition 8, are openings m, which correspond with each other, and with similar-openings in the. partition. Said partition is provided wi th a. slide, of zinc, (see is, dotted lines,) for closing the openings when desired.

- a a are openings under the hive, for the admission of thebees.

c c are doors, hung in the front of the hive A, and fastened by the buttons 6 Ir.

S S, 2, are the honey-boxes, with glazed ends. These boxes are placed upon the--brood-boxos,',the openings g gin the former coinciding with the openings it 'n of the latter.

. The cover D is placed over the boxes S S, its lower edge resting on the top of the hive Iain aware that the cover D, of substantially the form shown, andalso the honey-boxes SS, have been used before, and'therefore do notwish to claim them. I

Having thus described my invention, what-I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is "The bee-hive herein described, when its several parts are constructedfconibined, and arranged as set forth.

WVitness-my' hand, this 12th day of March, 1868 i W. J. ELVIN.

Witnesses:

HENRY Cornurr, Jr., James NEILL. 

